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We resigning Onyemata

Posted on 3/16/20 at 4:12 pm
Posted by Tigeralltheway
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Posted on 3/16/20 at 4:12 pm
Read it on twitter
Posted by yaboidarrell
westbank
Member since Feb 2017
5365 posts
Posted on 3/16/20 at 4:13 pm to
Wood and Onyemama in one day! Loomis doing work
Posted by Chad504boy
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Member since Feb 2005
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Posted on 3/16/20 at 4:20 pm to
@MikeGarafolo
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DT David Onyemata headed back to the #Saints, source says. Big keep for New Orleans.
Posted by windshieldman
Member since Nov 2012
12818 posts
Posted on 3/16/20 at 4:23 pm to
Good to see, he’s a good player
Posted by bnb9433
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Posted on 3/16/20 at 4:23 pm to
Posted by jamal
Places Unknown
Member since Jan 2013
11065 posts
Posted on 3/16/20 at 4:29 pm to
Like this. He’s gotten better each year in the league. Breakout year this year. Watch.
Posted by GMoney2600
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2005
14103 posts
Posted on 3/16/20 at 4:32 pm to
Great news. D-Line stacked.

Need another LB to go with Demario & Anzalone.

Need Vonn Bell & figure out Janoris Jenkins' contract situation.

Should have a solid defense again this year.
Posted by geauxtigers87
Louisiana
Member since Mar 2011
25194 posts
Posted on 3/16/20 at 4:42 pm to
glad they're keeping him no go get a LB
Posted by t00f
Not where you think I am
Member since Jul 2016
89793 posts
Posted on 3/16/20 at 5:06 pm to
Nice. That needed to happen.
Posted by goatmilker
Castle Anthrax
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Posted on 3/16/20 at 5:19 pm to
Nice way to end a Monday
Posted by LSU_30A
Member since Jan 2019
2921 posts
Posted on 3/16/20 at 5:43 pm to
Pleasantly surprised on this one. I figured Onyemata was out of our price range. Very underrated player and was a huge reason why we have been so good against the run. This all but assures Rankins leaves next season.
Posted by SaintDb
Member since Sep 2011
46 posts
Posted on 3/16/20 at 9:08 pm to
3 yr 27 mill contract. 18 mill guaranteed. Not terrible on saints part but a little higher than i expected.
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Posted by A Menace to Sobriety
Member since Jun 2018
29026 posts
Posted on 3/16/20 at 9:35 pm to
Excellent signing. Now get a LB, CB, OL, and WR, and then we riding.
Posted by GMoney2600
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2005
14103 posts
Posted on 3/16/20 at 9:55 pm to
Onyemata's contract is actually a bargain. Other players at that position are getting a shite load more.
Posted by SaintDb
Member since Sep 2011
46 posts
Posted on 3/16/20 at 10:04 pm to
He’s paid as a top 16-17 player at that position. Wouldn’t call it a bargain. However, not terrible either. I will give him that he is very solid against the run.
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Posted by Townedrunkard
Member since Jan 2019
8802 posts
Posted on 3/16/20 at 10:37 pm to
He’s a good 3rd dt but that’s starter money. Think it’s an overpay based on past production. Reminds me of the contract Hicks signed with the Bears a few years ago, meaning the saints must think he’s gonna break out more than he’s shown.

Was kinda hoping if he got a big contract, we could steal Hargrave from Pittsburg but he also got a bigger deal than I expected.
Posted by GMoney2600
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2005
14103 posts
Posted on 3/17/20 at 4:58 am to
quote:

He’s a good 3rd dt but that’s starter money. Think it’s an overpay based on past production.


He was great in his 3rd year (2018), & is easily worth that money if he plays like that going forward.

He wasn't as good in 2019, but he was still very solid.

We had to pay him starter money if we wanted to keep him, b/c he's played like a starter for at least the last 2 years. He also gets a ton of snaps for a backup, & we can keep rotating our DT's without any drop in production.

I think other teams would have offered him more, but I think he wanted to say in NO. I really don't think it's even close to an overpay. I think it's either his market value or maybe even a small bargain. jmo.

He's also a prime candidate to improve a lot this year. His contract might look like a complete steal in a year or 2. We'll see eventually.
This post was edited on 3/17/20 at 5:14 am
Posted by goatmilker
Castle Anthrax
Member since Feb 2009
64322 posts
Posted on 3/17/20 at 7:04 am to
quote:

He’s a good 3rd dt but that’s starter money.


Who started more games last year at DT than he did?
Posted by Chalkywhite84
New orleans
Member since Dec 2016
27205 posts
Posted on 3/17/20 at 10:08 am to
Right. He was a starter and will be going forward
It's really a 3 man rotation but he is basically a starter
Posted by NOSHAU
Member since Feb 2012
11894 posts
Posted on 3/17/20 at 10:26 am to
Really wish Loomis would stop using these voidable years on so many contracts.
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